Correy was searching through the cupboards of the Maple Grove kitchen, scavenging for food to take to the cottage. He'd left Jon there, promising to be back soon. They were running short of food stuffs and toilet paper. Instead of the grocery, Correy was going shopping in the kitchen of the family home. He already had a canvas bag half full of cans when he spotted the chili. "Oh yeah, come to pappa."
It was a habit of Kaylee's to let herself in and out through the kitchen door at the big house, especially on days like today, when the whole world and its friend were crowded at the gates, wanting to get a look at the new CEO of the company. She didn't realise Correy was in the kitchen as she came back in, though, a big bag of the last of her belongings slung over her shoulder. "Jumpin' - Correy! What're you doing, getting ready for the apocalypse?"
"Aahahaa!" Correy screamed and jumped back when suddenly there was a Kaylee in the very quiet, up til now, kitchen. He put his hand to his chest, which contained the can of chili. "I'm getting some stuff to cook. We're....uh...camping. Yeah." He put the can into the bag and rushed over to give his sister a one armed hug. "So why's everybody buzzing around the house" What's going on?"
She snickered at his response, wrapping him up with both arms regardless of her own burden and squeezing. "Oh, didn't you hear" Humph made Caroline the new CEO today," she grinned, and if there was a certain malicious light in that grin, it was only to be expected. Junior had been treading on toes for years. "Camping, huh' I'm so glad things are getting better for you two."
"What' That's crazy!" Correy shared his sister's mischievious grin, sharing her thoughts behind it, too. "Man Jr's going to be hell on wheels!" He laughed and hugged his sister again. "Yeah, things are ok." he flushed slightly and took a tiny step back. "He doesn't remember me at all. But, we're working on rebuilding." He shrugged a bit and then looked back up at her. "So what?s going on with you?"
"Rebuilding's good." She flashed him a teasing wink and an equally cheeky grin, having decided a while back that she wasn't going to buy into the puppy-dog eyes and poor me routine. Upbeat, that was Kaylee. Asked about herself, she couldn't hide the silly grin that produced itself, or the definitely wicked glint in her eyes. "Me" Oh, I'm good, it's all good. Well ..." she frowned a little. "Mostly good. I have to talk to you about one bit of it, and I need you not to dismiss it or forget it afterward."
"Oh, that sounds ominous." he sat the bag down on the counter and pulled up a stool to sit on. "Shoot, what do ya got?" He folded his hands in his lap and looked at her curiously.
She smiled, dropping her own bag to sit down - but not before raiding the freezer for ice cream. Setting it between them on the counter, she dragged a couple of spoons out of a drawer and handed one to him. "Okay, you have to promise you're not going to freak out or anything."
Correy watched her as she moved about, then grabbed a spoon. Just before he dipped it into the tub of ice cream, she asked that question. Head swivel and he pinned her with an astonished look. "You're pregnant."
She snorted, choking on a mouthful of ice cream. "What' Give me a break, I can hardly look after myself, let alone a kid," she laughed, tapping the end of his nose with the back of her spoon. "Geez, nothing that crazy."
He looked relieved and finally did dip his spoon into the ice cream. He put the spoon in his mouth and looked back at her just in time to get bopped. "Okay, so what?s up then?" So long as she was happy and healthy, he could deal with anything.
"You remember Naraku, right?" she asked quietly, hoping like hell he hadn't already picked up on the fact that she had her collar turned up. Naraku's hickeys from his feeding certainly caught the eye.
"Yeah." Of course Correy had noticed and he'd already said his piece about Naraku's feeding habits, so he didn't comment on them. "What's the blood sucker done this time?"
This was the part Kaylee was worrying about. If Correy accepted this part, then the rest would be fairly easy to drum into him. "We're ....sort of ....well, it's official now," she nodded firmly. "We're together. And I need you to be okay with that, okay with me being happy with him."
It was a habit of Kaylee's to let herself in and out through the kitchen door at the big house, especially on days like today, when the whole world and its friend were crowded at the gates, wanting to get a look at the new CEO of the company. She didn't realise Correy was in the kitchen as she came back in, though, a big bag of the last of her belongings slung over her shoulder. "Jumpin' - Correy! What're you doing, getting ready for the apocalypse?"
"Aahahaa!" Correy screamed and jumped back when suddenly there was a Kaylee in the very quiet, up til now, kitchen. He put his hand to his chest, which contained the can of chili. "I'm getting some stuff to cook. We're....uh...camping. Yeah." He put the can into the bag and rushed over to give his sister a one armed hug. "So why's everybody buzzing around the house" What's going on?"
She snickered at his response, wrapping him up with both arms regardless of her own burden and squeezing. "Oh, didn't you hear" Humph made Caroline the new CEO today," she grinned, and if there was a certain malicious light in that grin, it was only to be expected. Junior had been treading on toes for years. "Camping, huh' I'm so glad things are getting better for you two."
"What' That's crazy!" Correy shared his sister's mischievious grin, sharing her thoughts behind it, too. "Man Jr's going to be hell on wheels!" He laughed and hugged his sister again. "Yeah, things are ok." he flushed slightly and took a tiny step back. "He doesn't remember me at all. But, we're working on rebuilding." He shrugged a bit and then looked back up at her. "So what?s going on with you?"
"Rebuilding's good." She flashed him a teasing wink and an equally cheeky grin, having decided a while back that she wasn't going to buy into the puppy-dog eyes and poor me routine. Upbeat, that was Kaylee. Asked about herself, she couldn't hide the silly grin that produced itself, or the definitely wicked glint in her eyes. "Me" Oh, I'm good, it's all good. Well ..." she frowned a little. "Mostly good. I have to talk to you about one bit of it, and I need you not to dismiss it or forget it afterward."
"Oh, that sounds ominous." he sat the bag down on the counter and pulled up a stool to sit on. "Shoot, what do ya got?" He folded his hands in his lap and looked at her curiously.
She smiled, dropping her own bag to sit down - but not before raiding the freezer for ice cream. Setting it between them on the counter, she dragged a couple of spoons out of a drawer and handed one to him. "Okay, you have to promise you're not going to freak out or anything."
Correy watched her as she moved about, then grabbed a spoon. Just before he dipped it into the tub of ice cream, she asked that question. Head swivel and he pinned her with an astonished look. "You're pregnant."
She snorted, choking on a mouthful of ice cream. "What' Give me a break, I can hardly look after myself, let alone a kid," she laughed, tapping the end of his nose with the back of her spoon. "Geez, nothing that crazy."
He looked relieved and finally did dip his spoon into the ice cream. He put the spoon in his mouth and looked back at her just in time to get bopped. "Okay, so what?s up then?" So long as she was happy and healthy, he could deal with anything.
"You remember Naraku, right?" she asked quietly, hoping like hell he hadn't already picked up on the fact that she had her collar turned up. Naraku's hickeys from his feeding certainly caught the eye.
"Yeah." Of course Correy had noticed and he'd already said his piece about Naraku's feeding habits, so he didn't comment on them. "What's the blood sucker done this time?"
This was the part Kaylee was worrying about. If Correy accepted this part, then the rest would be fairly easy to drum into him. "We're ....sort of ....well, it's official now," she nodded firmly. "We're together. And I need you to be okay with that, okay with me being happy with him."